MANASSAS, Va. — Fire crews in Manassas on Monday night were called to battle a blaze in the 9000 block of Sandalwood Drive, near the intersection of Grant Avenue and Wellington Road.
The fire broke out about 9:45 p.m. in a second story bedroom inside the home. It was brought under control within the first 10 minutes of fire crews arriving on the scene, stated Manassas spokeswoman Patty Prince in press release.
By CONNIE MOSER
For Potomac Local News
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — A recent Prince William Committee of 100 meeting on Wednesday addressed the topic of small, unmanned aircraft.
DUMFRIES, Va. — Brian Gudmundson rode his bike to work on Friday.
It was Bike to Work Day in the Washington area, and he rode his all the way from Frederickburg to his office at Quantico. Along the way, he rode into a rest stop at the Dumfries Community Center next to Town Hall where water, snacks, and goodies like free “Bike to Work” t-shirts and water bottles were waiting for him.
Join me during this National Craft Open Studios weekend, a celebration of Amrican craft organized by the American Craft Council (ACC). Come visit my studio July 18-19th, 11am-5pm at 10449 Metropolitan Ave, Kensington, MD. Please drop in, see how my work is created, tour my studio and try your hand at hammering some metal.
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — The community came together in Lake Ridge to make this year’s Taste of Lake Ridge a successful event.
Held last week at the Tall Oaks Community Center at the intersection of Hedges Run and Cotton Mill drives, the afternoon festival welcomed residents who were able to sample foods from 10 area restaurants.
MANASSAS, Va. –– Comcast will move 80 call center jobs away from Manassas in a consolidation of the cable company’s regional operations.
The jobs will move to two other Comcast call centers in Maryland, one in Silver Spring and the other in White Marsh. The move will take effect September 7, and those employees impacted by the change currently answer Comcast customers’ questions about billing and adding new services.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Food Network TV star Bobby Flay will be in Woodbridge on Tuesday to open his latest eatery, Bobby’s Burger Palace, at Potomac Mills mall.
FBI agents at Quantico’s Critical Incident Response Group are mourning the loss of two of thier own.
Special Agent Christopher Lorek and Special Agent Stephen Shaw were killed Friday off the coast of Virginia Beach. The two were apart of a specialized hostage rescue team.
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